NBA, Yao Ming is back!

The moment the final whistle blew in the second game against Battier, the Shanghai Sharks' bench erupted in cheers.

The players rushed up to Yao Ming, patting him on the shoulder and back, their noise drowning out the cheers of the audience.

No one remembers that before the match started, some people questioned whether the sixteen-year-old could withstand Battier's final counterattack before he was exhausted.

No one mentioned "rookies are still too green to be starters" anymore - Yao Ming put up almost crazy numbers throughout the game, with 34 points, 16 rebounds, 8 blocks, 6 assists and 1 steal.

They completely crushed Batel's last shred of spirit.

This also made everyone realize that this young man's dominance was far beyond what the term "rookie" could encompass.

After the game, Li Qiuping made a bold move and placed Yao Ming in the starting center position for the Shanghai Sharks.

He fulfilled the promise he made to reporters after the match.

When making this decision, he did have some concerns. There are always examples like this in the CBA: players who perform well as substitutes, once promoted to the starting lineup, either become flustered due to the opponent's targeted defensive arrangements, or lose their original rhythm due to the pressure of being a starter.

Not to mention that the Sharks' backup center was already playing well, and Yao Ming suddenly taking over the starting position might cause problems with the team's atmosphere.

Whether she would lose her motivation for training and matches because she was "secured a starting position" were things that Li Qiuping pondered repeatedly.

He even prepared for Yao Ming's fluctuating performance in the first few games after he started, and he specifically talked to Saulius and Zhang Yong, asking them to take extra care of this young center.

If all else fails, try to share more of the offensive pressure.

But once the competition started, Li Qiuping realized that all her concerns were unnecessary.

They also share the burden.

Share the burden my ass.

Saulius could only scavenge what was left to eat.

Zhang Yong is even less of a player; he usually only plays when the game is already decided.

Why say it was bruised and battered?

Because almost no team can last past halftime.

Yao Ming's first start was against the Jiangsu team, a mid-table team in the league. Before the game, the Jiangsu team's coach said that he had thoroughly studied Yao Ming's technical characteristics.

They will use tactics of "fronting the defense and double-teaming the inside" to prevent him from receiving the ball, and even if he does receive it, he won't be able to shoot easily.

At that time, Li Qiuping was sitting on the coach's bench, feeling a little worried and nervous. After all, Yao Ming had just become a starter, and he would probably need some time to adapt to such targeted defense.

After all, he was a newbie before, and no one had deliberately targeted him.

After being specifically targeted.

Data and performance are bound to fluctuate.

Even some star players are like this.

But once the match started, Li Qiuping's brows instantly relaxed, and her eyes widened like big walnuts.

It's a perfect (⊙o⊙) expression.

My tactical board is almost empty...

Come clean, leave clean.

Jiangsu's fronting defense was indeed ruthless, with two big men taking turns sticking to Yao Ming in the paint, preventing him from easily getting into the low post. However, Yao Ming managed to hold on with his basketball IQ and footwork that far surpassed his peers.

He repeatedly evaded the defense, either sneaking to the free-throw line to receive the ball and facilitate play, or using his teammates' screens to instantly cut to the basket.

When he first received the ball, he was double-teamed by two players. Instead of forcing a shot, he flicked his wrist and accurately passed the ball to Zhang Wenqi, who was open in the corner. The three-pointer went in cleanly.

Upon receiving the ball a second time, he turned his back to the defender, made a slight feint, shifted his feet to the side, and easily shook off the defender, scoring a layup with ease.

The third time, when the Jiangsu team saw that double-teaming was ineffective, they simply resorted to one-on-one defense. Yao Ming immediately started his back-to-the-basket post-up game, and his composure was even better than that of Battier.

After forcefully pushing aside his position, he made a turnaround jump shot.

Before the first quarter was over, Yao Ming had already racked up 12 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Jiangsu's targeted defense became a joke. The coach was so anxious on the sidelines that he kept changing defensive tactics, but no matter whether it was zone defense or man-to-man defense, they couldn't stop Yao Ming.

整场比赛下来，姚铭22投20中，砍下40分18篮板7盖帽6助攻……

His shooting percentage is frighteningly high.

It has exceeded 90% again.

This guy is still human.

It is, after all, the CBA, which was formerly the Jia-A League and is now the highest-level domestic league.

This is a professional league, after all.

Is this how you play?

Those are the so-called awesome foreign players.

That's not how you fight, is it?

But they forgot that when Yao Ming was about to enter the NBA, even in the Finals...

He can achieve a 100% accuracy rate.

Not to mention him now.

Aside from weight, and because of development, more nutrition was diverted to height, resulting in less physical strength, all other aspects of his game—including technique, awareness, foundational solidity, athletic ability, and physical attributes—were also affected.

Especially knowledge and technical experience in basketball.

They have completely surpassed all current domestic players.

He's like Yao Ming from the NBA who's been relegated and is now playing in the CBA—it's not like he's just getting beaten up.

Moreover, at this time, the CBA in China was only in its second season.

The ability to overturn rivers and seas.

It has already instilled fear in all the teams.

This time, the Jiangsu team opted for targeted defense, but he still managed to score a terrifying 40 points with a shooting percentage that soared to 90% once again.

The Jiangsu team's head coach, who had started making threatening remarks, fell silent by halftime.

The Big Sharks had extended their lead to over thirty points by the third quarter, and Li Qiuping substituted Yao Ming early to rest. Staring at the statistics sheet, her eyes were still wide open, with only one thought in her mind:

This is hardly the rookie who just made it into the starting lineup.

This is clearly a small shark that has transformed directly into a massive shark that can wreak havoc.

Of course, the team he's coaching now is the Shanghai Sharks.

The nickname "Great White Shark" certainly suits Yao Ming well, doesn't it?

If the first start was amazing...

In the following games, Yao Ming truly showed the entire CBA league what "bloodthirsty mode" meant.

It began to become the subject of intense media coverage.

It's one thing if it happens in one game, but what if it happens in multiple games in a row?

We have no choice but to report it.

Against Zhejiang, the opposing center tried to take advantage of Yao Ming's "young and thin" appearance by using physical contact, but Yao Ming defended him and he only scored 8 points in the whole game, while Yao Ming scored 38 points, 20 rebounds and 9 blocks.

Five of those blocks were made by directly swatting the opponent's layup out of bounds.

In the fourth quarter, no one on the Zhejiang team dared to take a shot easily in front of Yao Ming. Even when they broke through to the basket, they would instinctively pass the ball out.

They were afraid of being completely covered by those long, dark arms.

Against Shandong, Yao Ming dominated the paint, scoring with ease and also orchestrating the team's offense with his precise passes. Zhang Yong and Zhang Wenqi, assisted by him, were hitting three-pointers with flying colors.

Yao Ming dished out 9 assists throughout the game, leaving Shandong's defense overwhelmed and ultimately leading to a 40-point victory for the Sharks.

After starting five games, Li Qiuping's initial shock turned into utter excitement when watching Yao Ming's games again.

Every time I see Yao Ming make a brilliant block, a beautiful pass, or an unstoppable score on the court...

He would suddenly stand up from the coach's bench, clench his fists and shout, looking exactly like a fanboy.

The excitement on his face was impossible to hide.

We've been fighting until now.

He no longer needs to worry about Yao Ming's condition.

No need to worry about the team's offense, or even the outcome of the game—

Sometimes the tactical board comes in completely bare.

They went out completely naked.

Since he almost always beat the opponent in just two quarters, and the opponent never gained any momentum, there was no need for him to use the tactics board at all.

Even after the game, he told the media that it seemed he and the team needed to cut back on funding for his tactical plans.

Because I simply don't need that many tactical papers.

After 5 starts.

As long as Yao Ming is on the court.

Now everyone in the room knows.

The great white shark seemed to have found a stabilizing force.

Whether leading or slightly behind, Yao Ming always manages to firmly control the pace of the game in his own way.

Not to mention.

No team has ever been able to push them to the bottom.

After a few more matches, Li Qiuping's emotions completely changed from excitement to a kind of "laughable and exasperated" irritability. Every time he looked at the statistics sheet after a match, he couldn't help but slam his fist on the table.

It wasn't anger, but rather being shocked by Yao Ming's incredible stats, so shocked that this was the only way to vent the shock in my heart.

What the hell? You're telling me she's 16?

genius.

An absolute genius!!!

After the league's official statistics were updated, the entire CBA league fell silent.

Everyone stared at those glaring numbers, unable to believe their eyes.

In the rebounding rankings, Yao Ming tops the list with an incredible average of 19 rebounds per game.

The second-ranked foreign player, Spencer, only averaged 12 rebounds per game.

They were left a full 7 places behind Yao Ming.

This means that in every game, Yao Ming can almost take half of the team's rebounds, whether it's offensive or defensive rebounds. As long as he jumps, no one can take the ball away from him.

Many teams' interior players complained after the game that it was a waste of effort to fight for rebounds with Yao Ming. His height and wingspan were undeniable, and his timing for jumping was terrifyingly accurate. Every time he jumped, it was as if the basketball was permanently attached to his hands.

It's pointless to jump.

The blocks leaderboard is practically a personal showcase for Yao Ming.

Wang Zhizhi, who ranks second, averages 2.6 blocks per game, which is already among the top in the league.

But Yao Ming's average number of blocks per game jumped to 8!

This number left everyone speechless.

It's important to remember that this was only after the later games, when the opponents had learned their lesson and no one dared to easily attempt a layup in front of Yao Ming anymore, opting instead to shoot from the outside or bypass him when attacking.

In the earlier games, before opponents figured out his blocking rhythm, this number was almost 10 per game.

In every game, Yao Ming could completely overwhelm the opposing team's interior players. In the end, many players felt a little scared when they saw Yao Ming standing under the basket.

The assist rankings were even more surprising to everyone.

No one expected that a center who is over two meters tall could dominate the assists leaderboard.

Yao Ming averaged 6 assists per game, surpassing Bayi Rockets' legendary point guard A Dijiang, and became the league's assist king.

Behind this lies his extraordinary basketball vision and precise passing timing.

NBA experience is invaluable, especially in this kind of league.

That's child's play.

Their vision is divine.

After grabbing a rebound, he can always find his teammates on the fast break immediately and deliver a precise long pass.

In positional play, after drawing double teams inside, he always manages to pass the ball perfectly to open perimeter players.

This directly led to the fact that the Big Sharks' perimeter players all said that playing with Yao Ming was so comfortable. His passes always found the perfect spot, and all you had to do was be ready to shoot.

That's why perimeter players are willing to receive his ball and play at his pace.

Being with him makes shooting easier, resulting in a higher shooting percentage and better stats.

That would allow you to earn a higher annual salary.

Who wouldn't want that?

Now, if anyone disagrees that this 16-year-old is the boss of the Great Shark...

The rest of the perimeter players.

The first one disagreed.

They dared to directly rebel against him.

that's it.

The Shanghai Sharks' offensive system became incredibly fluid because of Yao Ming's presence.

Yao Ming remains at the top of the scoring list.

His average of 35 points per game leaves other scorers far behind. What's even more impressive is that he takes fewer than 18 shots per game.

This means his shooting percentage is ridiculously high. Compared to other scorers in the league, who average around twenty shots per game to get around thirty points, Yao Ming's efficiency is terrifying.

Moreover, his playing time is the lowest among all the scoring champions.

It wasn't that Li Qiuping didn't want him to play more, but rather that he was too strong; with just a little effort, the outcome of the match would be decided very early on.

It only took exactly 30 minutes.

It's frighteningly low.

The players from the Shanghai Sharks are always very aggressive when they have a lead. After Yao Ming opens up the game, players like Saulius and Zhang Yong can always take advantage of the momentum to widen the score gap.

After all, we're all professional players; I won't play when things are going against me.

Do you think I can't stomp noobs in a winning game?

When it was garbage time, Li Qiuping felt too embarrassed to let Yao Ming stay on the court to pad his stats, so she had to substitute him off the court early to rest.

And so, more than half of the season had passed.

This is the 15th pick in the draft by the Big Diesel.

They dominated the top spots on five lists: points, rebounds, blocks, assists, and field goal percentage.

First place in all four basic rankings.

He became the first player in CBA history to achieve this.

Of course, it's unlikely that any player will be able to replicate that performance in the future.

He left behind what was arguably the highest peak in the CBA.

Even on the steals list, which is not his forte, Yao Ming ranked in the top five in the league thanks to his excellent defensive anticipation and long arms.

Keep in mind that he is a center who is over two meters tall, so it is already incredible that he ranks so high on the steals list.

A complete dimensional reduction attack.

I don't know when it started.

Yao Ming, the Great Shark.

This became the subject of domestic media reports about him—

The most standard annotation.

Coach Li Qiuping looked at his expression, from the very beginning of the season when he was a starter: >_<.

It becomes: (⊙o⊙).

A few more games: ヽ(ຶ▮ຶ)ﾉ!!!

Finally: (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻!!!

Shanghai Great Shark.

Undefeated.

Li Qiuping felt about her team.

This has truly turned the entire league upside down.

And it only took less than one season.

P.S.: Okay, the main thing is that I can't update too much during the new book period, so let's leave it at that for now. The CBA will end soon. The main thing is to bring out some of the characters that need to be introduced, introduce some of the book's settings, and then arrange for Yao Ming to cross over to the NBA earlier. This can't be done without strong data to support it.

Okay then, if I get into the NBA next season.

What kind of bloodshed will ensue?

Please stay tuned!